Power windows not working?

When you say switch, do you mean the switch for the lights or for the power windows?

Hi Joe,

It is the turn signal light on the passenger side. It was on when the battery was connected and key in the on position. I took the light out and it was covered in some white material, possible dried soap, when I was looking for a leak in the AC evaporator. I still had some soapy water in a bottle so I cleaned the light and connector to see the color of the wire in the back of it so I could check continuity with the wire in the cab. When I tested it again. It was off! Do you think that a short was happening due to the dried soap? So now that is fixed so I can continue to see why I can't roll the passenger side windows up. I had Covid last week, so I didn't work on my truck.

Best regards,

Ron

Hi Joe,

I had my test light hooked up and tested to see if the green wire was getting power and it was. So, I took the connector off of the window motor and there was power getting to the wires. So, I hooked everything back up and when I flip the switch there is a grinding sound and the lights go off and on, and no response from the window motor. See the video and have the volume up so you can hear the sound.

When I hook up the negative battery cable. I hear that sound before I have the screw in tight. I think that you would call this a parasitic draw.

Best regards,

Ron

Hi Joe,

I tested the battery, and it was at 12.56 volts. It is when I start attaching the negative battery screw into the side of the battery, I can hear the sound, and it seems to be in the engine bay. Yes, the sound only happens when I flip the switch and I hear the sound again, but when I flip the switch, the lights go out. So, I don't know where the sound is coming from, or why the lights go out.

Ron

Hi Joe,

When I disconnected the connector going into the window motor the sound and the dimming lights went away. Since I couldn't control the passenger side light, I went to the rear door and that switch is working to roll the window up and down without the sound and dimming lights.

Ron

Rear window not lights.

Oh, and I confirmed that the sound is coming out of the RAP 2 relay. It was buzzing when the switch was flipped.

Ron

Do you think it is a bad power window motor? The fact that I can control the back passenger from that door switch means that the RAP 2 relay works, and I can control that window from the master switch. Now the only window that is not working is the passenger front window. If I unhook the plug in that window motor the sound and the dimming lights go away.

Ron

Hi Joe,

I just got a new window motor from Rockauto. I plugged it in and that didn't solve the problem.

Here is what I know. When the motor isn't attached the switch doesn't cause the noise or blinking lights. When I attach a test light to the connector going into the motor I have confirmed that I get power to roll up and down the motor. The noises is caused by the RAP2 relay switching like crazy, making the light go off and on. I can control the passenger back window now by the switch on its door and from the master switch on the drivers side door. I just got a new motor and attaching it causes the RAP2 relay to cause the noise.

So the motor is getting power from the switch but the motor will not work. What could be causing this and how can I figure it out?

Ron

Hi Joe,

I just confirmed that I cannot control the power to the motor from the master switch to the front passenger motor. I have also shown that I have continuity with the green, tan and light blue wires from the master switch to the switch on the passenger side switch.

Ron

The master switch can control the driver side front and back window and the back passenger side window. So I don't think it is bad.

Can you please send me the wire diagram from that switch?

Hi Joe,

I thought I could refresh your memory what is going on with my truck. In the video below I show that when the motor is disengaged I can flip the switch and I get power to both the post on the connector that goes into the motor. Then I connect that connector to a new window motor and I gets the same problem with the sound coming from the RAP2 relay and the flashing lights and the motor not responding.

I cannot control the passenger side window from the master switch on the driver side. I think it is controlled by a green, tan and light blue wire. Is that correct?

And I can roll up and down the passenger back window with the master switch and its door switch. Doesn't that switch depends on the RAP2 relay?

Ron